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Where does “endochondral” come from?

endochondral (English) comes from English chondral, from English -al, from Latin -alis, from Proto-Indo-European -li-.

endochondral (English): Within cartilage

Definitions

  1. Within cartilage

Ancestry of “endochondral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchondralOf or pertaining to cartilage
2English-alOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended...
3Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
4Proto-Indo-European-li-—

Words derived from “endochondral”

  • endochondrally
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -li- →